Monday, April 22, 2013
English Ph.D. student receives Fulbright to research in Hungary
Daniel Nyikos, a third-year graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Hungary for the 2013-14 academic year. Nyikos is earning a Ph.D. in English with a creative writing focus and his time in Hungary will be spent working on his dissertation, which is a novel set in the country.
Raised in a military family, Nyikos spent most of his childhood in classrooms across the country and in the Netherlands. Because both his parents spoke Hungarian in their home, he is comfortable with the language he will be using for the next nine months. Read more about Nyikos and this Fulbright in Today@UNL.
Kathryn Bolkovac, the Whistleblower
NEBRASKA UNION BALLROOM, 9AMSubject of 'Whistleblower' film to give keynote at human trafficking summit
The Nebraska University Students Against Modern-Day Slavery and The Bay, a non-profit organization that provides a safe haven for Lincoln youth, are sponsoring the Nebraska Human Trafficking Summit today.
This free event is in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Doors open at 9 a.m. The summit is aimed to help spread awareness of human trafficking in Nebraska. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
'Trashed,' 'Beyond the Hills' play at the Ross
The documentary "Trashed" starring Jeremy Irons and the Romanian drama "Beyond The Hills" are screening the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Also continuing for a second week is director Danny Boyle's kinetic thriller "Trance." "Trashed" and "Beyond The Hills" are not rated and play through April 25. "Trance" is rated R and plays through May 2. Read more about these films at The Ross website.
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Bike UNL event includes drawing for free bike
BikeUNL will host its annual event highlighting the university's ongoing efforts to become a more bicycle friendly campus. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 on the Nebraska Union plaza. Local vendors, education and safety demonstrations, games, prizes and entertainment will be showcased. Free and open to the public.
BikeUNL brings together a variety of local vendors, demonstrations and information to raise awareness about bicycle resources and amenities on campus and around the city of Lincoln. The event will feature a Fender Blender Xtracycle demonstration, where individuals will have the opportunity to make their own smoothie using the human power of riding a bicycle. Participants can complete a survey for a chance to win a new bicycle donated by Cycle Works. Read more about Bike UNL Day in Today@UNL.
Registration open for intercampus symposium on trends in online education, technology
Technology has forever changed the landscape of higher education, and continues to do so often at a rapid pace. A university-wide symposium on the use of technology to teach and work will offer sessions on social media in the classroom, massive open online courses (MOOCs), best practices in instructional design and information technology, the future of Office 365, information security and analytics.
The Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium will be held May 10 at the Nebraska Union on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Attendance is open to the entire University of Nebraska community and guests and is free of charge. Lunch will be provided. Read more about this symposium in Today@UNL.
Lectures
JACKIE GAUGHAN MULTICULTURAL CENTER, NOONMinority Health Disparities Initiative Lecture, "Conversations to Find NU Approaches to Eliminating Minority Health Disparities
Hosted by Julia McQuillan
Plant Pathology Seminar, "The Pseudomonas syringae Effectors HopA1 and HopD1 and Their Role in Suppressing Plant Immunity"
Tania Toruno, doctoral student
